September 11, 2001

 

There aren't words to describe the horrors faced by the United States on this date. Some of the images are preserved here so we never forget.

  • These images were captured by David Daoust in New York. David retains copyright over these images, so please obtain permission before using them. (Each image is about a 500 kB JPG file.)
  • Here is a brief engineering analysis of the World Trade Center attack, to put it in perspective. I did it the day after, since I couldn't begin to assess the other implications of what had happened.
  • Here is a set of images in a PowerPoint presentation, which have been making the rounds of email - their author is unknown.
  • The following files are collections of images posted by CNN.com, with their captions. Apologies to all relevant copyrights.

One (1.1 MB PPT file)

Two (1.2 MB PPT file)

Three (650 kB PPT file)

  • A year after 9/11, Salon published a collection of 'forbidden' thoughts people had had immediately as the events of that day had been unfolding.